Month: September 2019

How Did Chess Pieces Get Their Names?

chessThe rules of a chess tournament go beyond the way to act on the board. There is an ethic code do follow. It is illegal to use any kind of help, to disturb the opponent or to agree to a result beforehand. Like in any other kind of competition, these manners may lead to a warning, an exclusion or even a suspension of the sinner or sinners.

Each of the playing pieces has a specific role attached to it. As you learn to play the game on your wooden chess set, you will become more comfortable in the understanding of what each one can do. So go grab those wooden chess pieces, and we’ll look at each one.

Pawn: Moves only one square at a time and only forward. However, on the opening move, it can choose between two squares or one. A seemingly weak piece, a pawn can also … Read More

Electronic Chess Set

 

Do you have what it takes to be an online chess champion? Checkmate your opponent by strategically positioning your pieces to capture your opponent’s king. Use your rooks, bishops and knights to protect your king at all costs. And always remember that in this classic board game , the queen reigns supreme.

Great game for any level Really great version, I am enjoying myself immensely. One issue I’ve found is the grading of difficulty. Levels one and two I win everytime I play and quite decisively. Then switching up to level 3 the jump in difficulty is crazy high. I am already needing to play near flawless chess just to win.

The first diagram (Introduction, page 9) gives the source of Réti’s most famous endgame study as ‘Kagan’s Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1921′, a mistake also found, for instance, on page 61 of Réti’s Best Games of Chess by Harry Golombek … Read More